Upper Chippewa River Watershed Groundwater Protection
This project will improve water quality in the heart of Douglas County?s livestock country. The goal of the project is to improve drinking water quality by upgrading, replacing or closing existing damaged or unpermitted manure storage areas, in addition to addressing open lot runoff. Five project locations have been identified and up to 4 more are anticipated to be identified in the next two years, for a total of up to 10 projects. Estimated pollution reduction is 421 pounds of nitrogen and 122 pounds of phosphorus.
This project will improve water quality in the heart of Douglas County's livestock country, an area under intensive agricultural use with an abundance of water features and hydrologically sensitive soils. Many of these farms have existing permitted or unpermitted (damaged, unused or un-lined) liquid manure storage areas (LMSA's) in need of repair, replacement or closure, as well as open lots near wetlands and vulnerable soils with high water tables. The goal of the project is to improve drinking water quality by upgrading, replacing or closing existing damaged or unpermitted manure storage areas, in addition to addressing open lot runoff. Five project locations have been identified and up to 4 more are anticipated to be identified in the next two years, for a total of up to 10 projects. The main types of project would include re-lining, restructuring, expanding or closing LMSA's, building new liquid and/or solid manure storage areas (stacking slabs), and installing clean water diversions and vegetated treatment areas (VTA's), all within 3 HUC 12's primarily in Millerville and Leaf Valley Townships.
Annie Felix-Gerth
(b) $6,882,000 the first year and $12,618,000 the second year are for grants to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. A portion of these funds may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared resources by multiple local governmental units.
MinnFARM reductions include: 121.6 lbs. phosphorus, 421.6 lbs. nitrogen, and 1668.3 lbs. BOD 5. Upgrading /installation of manure storage areas and VTA's will eliminate runoff or collect to sustainably treat it.
This project reduced 3,337 Lbs/Yr of BOD 5 and 122 Lbs/Yr of Phosphorus and 843 Lbs/Yr of Nitrogen.
LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS